Dimensional International Sustainability Core 1 ETF
$45.13+0.24 (+0.53%)
- 0.24%
- $1.2B
- +13.5%
- 2.31%
- 0.1M sh
- $44.75
- low $39.90high $47.96
The ETF.net DFSI Grade
B
Score 60 out of 100
- 9 of 18
Score 60 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.B56 out of 100Rank 8 of 18Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B57 out of 100Rank 5 of 18Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B56 out of 100Rank 8 of 18Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A85 out of 100Rank 3 of 18Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B61 out of 100Rank 7 of 18
Our read on DFSI
BDimensional's take on international ESG: a roughly 2,900-stock sweep of developed markets outside the US, with sustainability screens and value and profitability tilts running through one integrated process.
The ETF seeks long-term capital appreciation. It uses an integrated investment approach to build a broadly diversified portfolio of non-U.S. developed-market companies while incorporating sustainability considerations.
Why people hold it
- Breadth over bets: roughly 2,900 developed-market stocks outside the US, spreading exposure widely rather than concentrating it in a few large names.
- The sustainability screen and the profitability and value tilts run through one integrated approach, not a screen bolted onto a finished portfolio.
- The portfolio does what the label says: non-US developed markets, sustainability screens, value and profitability tilts. One of the more faithful implementations in its peer group.
- A multi-billion-dollar fund that distributes quarterly, measured against the MSCI World ex USA IMI Index.
Worth knowing
- At 0.24% it runs just above the peer-group median, and cheaper index-built rivals exist: VSGX at 0.10%, DMXF at 0.12%.
- "Sustainability considerations" is Dimensional's own definition, not an industry standard, so the screens differ from ESG-index rivals. The prospectus spells out the criteria.
- It launched in 2022, a short record for a long-horizon strategy, and it trades at moderate volume rather than heavy.
DFSI Holdings
- Stocks
- 2,833
- 10%
- ASML
Sectors
- Financials25.3%
- Industrials20.7%
- Technology11.6%
- Consumer Discretionary9.3%
- Health Care8.7%
- Materials8.0%
- Consumer Staples4.8%
- Communication4.8%
- Utilities3.1%
- Energy2.1%
- Real Estate1.7%
Geography
- Japan22.28%
- United Kingdom11.28%
- Canada10.92%
- Switzerland8.72%
- Germany7.27%
- Netherlands6.77%
- France6.65%
- Australia4.71%
- 21.38%
Developed 99% · Emerging 1%
DFSI Performance
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DFSI$11,346
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | DFSI |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +6.7% |
| 1 month | −3.1% |
| 3 months | −0.8% |
| 1 year | +13.5% |
| 3 years | +19.0% |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | DFSI |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +6.7% | |
| 2025 | +33.6% | |
| 2024 | +5.0% | |
| 2023 | +17.8% | |
| 2022 | +12.0% |
DFSI in the news
Category Review
Cash-flow quality returned 42% while QUAL returned 17%
DFSI Dividends
- 2.31%
- $1.04
- $0.18 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
DFSI Risk
- 12.9%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.08
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −12.8%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.97
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
DFSI Cost
0.24%
DFSI0.24%
- The middle half of International ESG & Values Index funds
- Median 0.26%
8 of the 18 International ESG & Values Index funds charge less.
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- BAVSDAvantis Responsible International Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.23%1 year return +15.0%
- BCVIECalvert International Responsible Index ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +24.8%
- BCEFAGlobal X - S&P Catholic Values Developed ex-U.S. ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +15.6%
- BESGGNorthern Trust STOXX Global ESG Select ETFExpense ratio 0.45%1 year return +24.6%
- CTPIFTimothy Plan International ETFExpense ratio 0.62%1 year return +15.0%